Status: Delivered Early! November 2016Verdict: I am a big fan of Lead Adventure models and these did not disappoint, brilliant.Loft Full Of Lead Rating:

Meridian Steampunk Militia MiniaturesFunding Ended: August 2015Estimated delivery: October 2015Performance: 97 backers pledged £2,415 of £1,200 goalStatus: Delivered November 2015Verdict: An expansion to Andrew May’s steampunk range. Some great models that will expand my steampunk army nicely, and some will get used in Empire Of The Dead as well.

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Steampunk Infantry by Meridian Miniatures / Andrew MayFunding Ended: July 4th 2013Estimated delivery: September 2013Performance: 148 backers pledged £10,661 of £6,000 goalStatus: Delivered / PaintedVerdict: A great set of miniatures. I discovered this Kickstarter one afternoon with literally 42 minutes left to go. I liked, I pledged. I opted for fours sets of infantry along with four pairs of specialists/officers. These have been painted in classic British infantry red and blue with some added steampunk gold, images of which can be found elsewhere in these pages.

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Dwarven Prussian Army Scrunt Miniatures by Bob OlleyFunding Ended: September 8th 2014Estimated delivery: December 2014Performance: 67 backers pledged £6,963 of £2,664 goalStatus: Delivered December 2014, right on scheduleVerdict: Finely detailed metal gaming miniatures by Bob Olley the creator of characterful SF Dwarfs aka Scrunts, produced in 28mm Heroic scale. These will be the backbone of a steampunk army featuring lots of other Kickstarter projects I have backed.

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Minimus Squat’s Bounty Hunter Crew by Curtis FellFunding Ended: November 13th 2014Estimated delivery: January 2015Performance: 67 backers pledged £2,809 of £500 goalStatus: Delivered January 2015, right on time!Verdict: The second Ramshackle Games Kickstarter that I have jumped into featuring a Squat Land Train. This will go very nicely with the Battle Dog and Pug tanks from earlier this year.

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Rivet Wars by Ted Terranova and CoolMiniOrNotFunding Ended: February 4th 2013Estimated delivery: September 2013Performance: 2,464 backers pledged $582,316 of $25,000 goalStatus: Phase 1 Delivered / Battle Of Brighton delivered November 2014Verdict: I liked this project from the start. Being a more cartoony subject matter, I thought I may get the kids interested in it.
I have several games so far and is the best complete game I have Kickstarted yet, great fun with game play that goes back and forth.

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Interdimensional Beast Kickstarter by Andrew MayFunding Ended: September 29th 2014Estimated delivery: December 2014Performance: 108 backers pledged £1012 of £600 goalStatus: Delivered December 2014, right on timeVerdict: Andrew’s second Kickstarter is an Interdimensional Beast and a couple of steampunk heroes.

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Steampunk Infantry Support Weapons by curiousconstructs.co.ukFunding Ended: August 10th 2014Estimated delivery: December 2014Performance: 175 backers pledged £8,822 of £2,000 goalStatus: Delivered January 7th 2015, that does not count as late!Verdict:Zinge Industries and Curious Constructs have created some really nice steampunk weapons that are perfect for the Prussian Scrunt army.

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Battle Dog and Püg by Curtis Fell, Ramshackle GamesFunding Ended: June 5th 2013Estimated delivery: August 2014Status: Delivered in August 2014, right on schedule!Performance: 92 backers pledged £4,098 of £500 goalVerdict: A nice small chunky tank with plenty of weapon options. My plan is to use lots of magnets so these can be outfitted in several ways. They should work for general sci-fi, Dust, AT-43, Secrets of the Third Reich and anything in No Limits.

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Victorian Steampunk Dwarves by Olleys ArmiesFunding Ended: December 6th 2013Estimated delivery: Feb 2014Status: Delivered March 2014Performance: 124 backers pledged £7,713 of £5,859 goalVerdict: Some steampunk dwarves that should fit into Empire Of The Dead and No Quarter very nicely. Not a huge Kickstarter and it did not generate the total that it deserved.The models are fantastic, really nice clean sculpts.

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SubF-X Gaming Mats – For miniature gamingFunding Ended: October 2015Estimated delivery: December 2015Performance: 134 backers pledged £5,261 of £1,000 goalStatus: Delivered December 2015Verdict: These are small 3ft by 3ft mats, but at £19 it had to be worth a punt. The finished article is good, the pattern is a bit repetitive, but when loads of scenery is on top, it should look great.

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Arcadia Quest by CoolMiniOrNotFunding Ended: March 16th 2014Estimated delivery: September 2014Performance: 4,885 backers pledged $774,222 of $50,000 goalStatus: Delivered December 2014, three months late, not too bad but well after it was available in stores.Verdict: A chibi boardgame that may get the kids interested.

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Metal Beards by Titan ForgeFunding Ended: January 19th 2014Estimated delivery: March 2014Performance: 265 backers pledged £30,841 of £2,000 goalStatus: Delivered September 2014Verdict: I changed my mind on what I was going to have on this Kickstarter and went for the Zeppelins, which are excellent. The other models are a little on the small side.

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Relic Knights by Soda Pop Miniatures and CoolMiniOrNotFunding Ended: September 10th 2012Estimated delivery: May 2013Performance: 3,459 backers pledged $909,537 of $20,000 goalStatus: Delivered in August 2014Verdict: Delivered over a year late, very poor communication and lots of excuses. It seems that Cool Mini Or Not have fallen out with Soda Pop and so it all went a bit wrong. This may well be the last CMON Kickstarter I back…unless there is a second Rivet Wars Kickstarter…

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Sedition Wars by Mike McVey and CoolMiniOrNotFunding Ended: June 30th 2012Estimated delivery: November 2012Performance: 4,278 backers pledged $951,254 of $20,000 goalStatus: Phase 1 and 2 Delivered / UnpaintedVerdict: The boxed game models and game boards were very good, however the original rules were really very poor, they were confusing and poorly written.
The basic combat mechanic is good, 3D6 with modifiers against a defensive target number. The Strain (the bad guys) can infect the Vanguard (the good guys) which can be most unpleasant.
With the second phase of models, a rewrite of the rules was made available as a pdf which appears to be much better.
As a board game, I’m not sure if this will ever get painted, for me this is more of a game to get out at Christmas.

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Aliens vs Predator by Prodos GamesFunding Ended: November 28th 2013Estimated delivery: May 2014Performance: 2,094 backers pledged £379,141 of £35,000 goalStatus: Partially delivered in February 2016, that is not a mis-type, the main box really did arrive in 2016. Still waiting for a couple of other models to be delivered.Verdict: Having been delivered to some backers and made available for retail sales, it was many months later that mine finally arrived 2016. Luckily I got to play the game a few times before with Jokens copy. Disappointing.

Loft Full Of Lead Rating: Very disappointed in the appalling communications from Prodos and the amount of time it took to arrive.

Tarot Of Loka by River HorseFunding Ended: December 15th 2013Estimated delivery: September 2014Performance: 368 backers pledged £12,791 of £12,000 goalStatus: Delivered September 2014, right on time.Verdict: A single deck card game, no expansions, no extra rules, just one deck. So I have it and need to read the rules and have a go.

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Leviathon Crusader by Dream Forge GamesFunding Ended: September 16th 2012Estimated delivery: November 2012Performance: 782 backers pledged $205,971 of $30,000 goalStatus: Delivered / UnmadeVerdict: Looks like a very good kit with lots of articulated joints and a number of weapon options.
It was originally purchased for use with my Grey Knights army, but since falling out of affection for 40K (again), I am not sure what it will get used for.